The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1152: glory
Chapter 1152 Glory
This is also the reason why Bai Qingyan left Xiao Ruohai… to Bai Jinzhi and General Shen Kunyang.
Obviously, Bai Qingyan was worried that Bai Jinzhi would leave Xiao Ruohai to Bai Jinzhi, and Bai Jinzhi was also worried that his eldest sister would attack Yechengguan, the most difficult place to attack in the whole Xiliang, so he secretly sent Xiao Ruohai back to his eldest sister.
Seeing Bai Qingyan put the map drawn by Xiao Ruohai on the table and look at it carefully with his brothers and sisters, Xiao Ruohai continued: “On the way back from Yecheng Pass, I met the governor’s family who had abandoned Suining City and fled. It’s interesting to say that the governor’s family fled, but for some reason they decided to turn back halfway!”
“I was also going to Suining City at that time, so I mixed into the group of the prefect’s family. It was not until I entered Suining City that the prefect’s family knew that I was from the Great Zhou. At this moment, the prefect’s family has been arrested. They are clamoring to see the eldest lady, saying that they have a brilliant plan to break through the Yecheng Pass. Moreover, they don’t want to see the eldest lady, and I wonder if the eldest lady will see her?”
After entering the city, the governor of Suining learned that Xiao Ruohai was from the Great Zhou. He was shocked at first, and then he started cursing.
Bai Qingyan looked at the map of Yecheng Pass drawn by Xiao Ruohai, turned his head to look at his brother, and said with a smile: “Okay… Then let’s meet and see what the governor who abandoned the city and fled has to say.”
“Then the eldest sister will go and see the prefect who fled the city to see what brilliant plan he has. We brothers and sisters will study the detailed map drawn by Xiao Ruohai to see if there is any way to quickly break into the city.” Bai Qingjue said to Bai Qingyan with a smile.
“Okay…” Bai Qingyan nodded, ordered someone to bring the governor to the main hall, and said to Xiao Ruohai with a smile, “Brother, you’ve worked hard on the way. Wash your face and take a nap. Eunuch Wei said that the mutton in Xiliang is excellent. Let’s have mutton soup tonight.”
“I will accompany the young lady to meet the governor, and then go to rest.” Xiao Ruohai insisted.
Hearing that Xiao Ruohai might have something to say, Bai Qingyan nodded: “Thank you for your hard work, brother.”
As Xiao Ruohai followed Bai Qingyan along the winding corridor to the front hall, he whispered, “On the way here, I noticed that the governor was henpecked. I also discovered that the governor’s wife was the one who made all the decisions, whether to flee or return. So I made some careful inquiries and found out that the governor’s wife was not someone else… She was the concubine sister of Ye Shouguan, the general who guarded Yecheng Pass. I heard that when General Ye was still alive, the governor’s wife and her aunt were very favored. General Ye was wise all his life… But when he was old, he wanted to make a concubine his wife, which angered General Ye Shouguan’s mother to death. General Ye Shouguan almost broke off relations with General Ye, but it was the people of the Ye family clan who stepped in to suppress the matter.”
Xiao Ruohai couldn’t say these words in front of the other sons and daughters of the Bai family. The Ninth Son and the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh daughters were all born out of wedlock, so Xiao Ruohai deliberately avoided them before talking about this matter with Bai Qingyan.
“This governor was once a military commander. General Ye married his beloved daughter to a trusted subordinate because Suining is a commercial city with a lot of money. General Ye used the Ye family’s connections in the court to arrange for his son-in-law to be a governor in Suining City. Over the years, this governor has made a lot of money, but his wife manages the money. He is very submissive in front of his wife and has no idea at all.” Xiao Ruohai saw the steps in front of him and helped Bai Qingyan down the steps, and then continued, “So… I guess the people who will come to see the young lady in a while should be the governor and his wife.”
“The Ye family is a family of military commanders. In addition to leading troops to fight, they have been guarding Yecheng Pass for generations. I think… this wife of the governor grew up in Yecheng Pass since she was a child, so she should know the situation of Yecheng Pass very well.” Bai Qingyan pondered carefully.
“That’s what I think…” Xiao Ruohai nodded, “Since this governor’s wife was once General Ye’s beloved daughter, she might know the secret passage inside Yecheng.”
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “No, ordinary cities may leave secret passages when they are built… to prevent being besieged from all sides, so that someone can go out to ask for help. But you have already drawn the topographic map of Yecheng Pass. It can be said that it has a better geographical advantage than the Qingxi Mountain Pass and Qiushan Pass. There is no need to worry about being besieged. Behind it… is half of Xiliang. Which country can afford to go around Yecheng Pass and surround it from behind? If you have the time… you might as well go straight to Yunjing. After taking Yunjing, Yecheng Pass will be alone. "
“Does the eldest lady want the fourth lady and General Shen to take a detour? Or does the fifth young master and the second lady want to take a detour?” Xiao Ruohai was a little surprised.
“We are attacking Yecheng Pass to break up Xiliang’s morale, and we have to do it quickly, just like when we took over Qingxi Mountain Pass, Daliang’s morale was broken…” She looked at Xiao Ruohai, “So Yecheng Pass must be attacked.”
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The governor’s wife, Ye Yinglan, had a resolute look in her eyes. She raised her hand to gather her daughter’s hair. Looking at her daughter’s red eyes, she said in a calm voice, “Now that the Great Zhou is coming with great momentum, Xiliang is doomed to fail. Your brother is only seven years old. Mother will first ask the Great Zhou Emperor’s sister to marry your brother, but there are always unexpected things. If the Great Zhou Emperor uses the excuse that your brother is too young and it really doesn’t work out, mother can only take this opportunity to let you marry the Great Zhou Emperor’s brother. In this way… we can keep our family rich and prosperous! Only in this way can we guarantee your brother’s future! I don’t want to persuade you any more. You are a smart child and you must have thought it through.”
Ye Yinglan’s daughter lowered her eyes, trying to suppress the gleam in her eyes. When she looked up, she looked weak again, holding her mother’s hand, with tears in her eyes, as if they would fall at any time.
She knew that her mother would do her utmost to get the Emperor of the Great Zhou to marry her younger brother. With the Emperor of the Great Zhou’s younger sister in hand… it would be like having a handle on the Emperor of the Great Zhou, preventing the Great Zhou from taking action against their family easily, and also paving the way for her younger brother’s future to the greatest extent.
But how could she be willing to give up such a good opportunity to climb up to her younger brother?
She said, “My daughter knows that my grandmother and my uncle have been holding grudges for a long time. Even if we go back now, my uncle may not accept us. My daughter has no complaints. If I can exchange my own happiness for the prosperity of our family, my daughter will be happy to do so! But mother…what if the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty refuses to marry her sister off, and wants her to marry that illegitimate…legless brother? What should I do?”
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